(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
stairs; stairway; staircase
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
war; battle; match; game; competition
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
rather; better; instead; if anything
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
extreme masochist; very masochistic
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
had better ...; had better not ...
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better